1. United States Prepares Objective: explain how the US changed its economy to provide supplies for the war effort

2. Preparing for War - chart  Tell one way each group prepared for the war: men, women, industry  Read pages 756 - 757

5. Military  Men volunteered or were drafted under the Selective Service Act  Pass medical test  Got uniforms and equipment  Uniforms labeled G.I. meaning government issue  Trained for 8 weeks

7. Women in Military  Large numbers served for the first time  Women’s Army Corps (WAC)  Women Appointed for Volunteer Emergency Service (WAVES)

8. Economy  National Labor Board – settled disputes  War Production Board – charged with changing factories over to military products

9. Funding the War  $320 billion spent on the war (10x the cost of WWI)  Raised taxes on businesses  Made most Americans pay income tax  Congress approved method of taking taxes directly out of paychecks (The Revenue Act of 1942)  Borrowed money from citizens – sold War Bonds

13. Summary  Why were American soldiers called “GIs”?  Name two ways the government raised money for the war.  How did the War Production Board and National War Labor Board help mobilization? Activity suggestions: create a propaganda poster encouraging people to buy a war bond or join the armed forces